Birth and death dates from the Davis family Bible in the possession of Alma Gray Durham Mitchell.

1870 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Dwelling 1623, Family 1623
Davis, Samuel, 49, boot and shoe maker, $500 real estate, $125 personal estate, born in Virginia
Davis, Francis, 28, keeping house, born in Virginia
Davis, Madison, 6, at home, born in Virginia
Davis, Warren, 4, at home, born in Virginia
Davis, Cora, 2, at home, born in Virginia

1880 U.S. Census, Essex County, Virginia:
Dwelling 256, Family 256, Chapel Grove election precinct
Davis, Saml, white, male, 58, married, cordwainer
Davis, Frances C., white female, 41, wife, married, keeping house
Davis, Maddison, white, male, 16, son, single, works on farm
Davis, Warren, white, male, 14, son, single, works on farm, in school
Davis, Cora, white, female, 12, daughter, single, at home, in school
Davis, Robt S., white, male, 9, son, single, at home, in school
Davis, Joe, white, male, 7, son, single, at home, in school
Davis, E. E., white, male, 4, son, single, at home
Davis, Cecilia, white, female, 2, daughter, at home
Everyone was born in Virginia.
E. E. and Cecilia are unable to read; E. E., Cecilia, Joe and Robert are unable to write.

DROWNED.—Mr. Warren J. Davis, a son of Mr. Samuel Davis, who resides near Ozeana, in this county, was drowned last Wednesday, under very disturbing circumstances.
He and Mr. Robert Cauthorn went across the river that morning to Totuskey creek for a load of laths, and while over there got to drinking. Starting to return home young Davis took the oar and was skulling the boat and Cauthorn laid down and fell to sleep. Parties on this side soon after noticed the boat seemed to be adrift and went to it when they discovered Cauthorn alone in the boat, fast asleep, and he could give no information about his companion, except that he was using the oar when he lay down.— Davis’ hat and coat were in the boat. His body was recovered and was buried last Sunday evening.
[The Tidewater Index, 26 September, 1884.]